What color is #89A199?

#89A199 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A199?

The RGB value is 137, 161, 153: 137 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A199?

The complementary color is #A18991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A199 color

#89A199 rgb(137, 161, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A199 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.1% green and 60% blue (137, 161, 153).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#89A199 color codes

HEX	`#89A199`
RGB	`rgb(137, 161, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, -10.03, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 10.12, 172.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.81, 33.107, 35.003)`
Decimal	`9019801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A199, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #89A199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #89A199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a199; }
.text { color: #89a199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 161 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a199, #899da1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #89A199?: #89A199 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A199?: The RGB value is 137, 161, 153: 137 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A199?: The complementary color is #A18991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.